Iteri
Iteri is a Left May language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Iteri is a Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in the Rocky Peak Mountains of Sandaun Province. There are about 475 speakers in all.
Alternate names include Alowiemino, Laro, Iyo, Yinibu, and Rocky Peak. (Some list Rocky Peak/Yinibu as a separate language; insufficient research has been conducted as to the exact relation among the languages in the Left May dialect continuum.)
Most speakers are monolingual, but some also speak Ama.
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Words in Iteri
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | no* | |
| eye | hubwa7* | |
| ear | o* | |
| nose | Emudu* | |
| tooth | e* | |
| tongue | lisE* | |
| hand | nayi7* | |
| blood | wo7* | |
| bone | modo7* | |
| skin | auma7* | |
| breast | no* | |
| liver | yituwano* | |
| water | u* | |
| fire | eyu7* | |
| sun | ona* | |
| star | paido* | |
| stone | t3bey* | |
| tree | a* | |
| night | bimu* | |
| dog | sou7* | |
| fish | kwari7* | |
| louse | o* | |
| one | soso* | |
| two | diso* | |
| I | asi* | |
| you | nEni* | |
| we | oi* | |
| drink | siyani* | |
| hear | bito* | |
| die | ibi7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- NimoLeft May23% alike
- Bo (Papua New Guinea)Left May18% alike
- NakwiLeft May13% alike
- SangoAtlantic-Congo10% alike
- Mzieme NagaSino-Tibetan10% alike
- Lower Chulym TurkicTurkic10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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